That is right, a new Tau Super-Heavy from Chapterhouse .... sigh .... I really hope they haven't sunk a ton of money into this. I normally really like Chapterhouse's work (except for the boneswords) and I even own a small collection of their stuff for that Salamanders army that will some day see the modelling table.
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This however is not something I (A) ever expected to see, (B) ever would have thought I'd see done by a Indy Company. I wish the best for these guys as I do for all the indy companies and as a former Tau player I can sympathise with all you slit-headed, blue guys out there, but even in my time on Advanced Tau Tactica I never heard very much of a warm response to the idea of Tau titans AND I cannot imagine the demand being high for these guys ... at least not $285 high.
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Sorry if this sounds like I am bashing this kit, but I just hope they didn't put a whole lot of investment into its creation not because I think it is terrible, but because most Indy Companies thrive off of making models to fit rules that GW made for models THAT EXIST. This not only doesn't exist, but applies to a small market that might not even be interested or might not be able to afford it if they are.
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That being said, if your interests are even peeked in the tinyest way, check this out for yourself here and for the sake of the greater good, buy one! Now all you need is rules, so I have two questions for the readers:
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(A) What do you think of this model?
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(B) What kind of statline and rules would you give this giant Tau Titan (Bonus Points for giving it a fish name)?
I've seen the work in progress log of this beast, and I'm assuming it was an afterthought to put it into production. By the original log, it seemed to just be a personal project, chapterhouse then thought it was cool, and decided to cast it. So no worries there.
ReplyDeletei wouldnt call it a titan but rather a base defense robot ?? ala supreme commander II airnomo !!
ReplyDeleteNot impressed with the model, either in concept or in execution (Tau shouldn't have walkers, and I don't like the legs anyway).
ReplyDeleteI put up an alternative set of rules for this over on my blog, as the Chapterhouse rules contain several mistakes and are fairly lacking in the imagination department.
I didn't give it a fish name, although I did give it a crab one ;)
A), as a design, it has potential, but they didn't follow through on it, so it's sort of whitebread and meh. I mean, fixed-forward railguns? Heavy knees and light stub ankles that would sink into the mud? Man...
ReplyDeleteB) by throwing around "Tau" and other GW terms all over the place, aren't they risking some severe legal action from GW? Hey Chapterhouse, scrub al that copyrighted material and just call it "science fiction walking mecha" quick, for your own good!
Not a fan of the design. I think the Tau superheavy as flyers fit better with their overwhelming mobile firepower theme.
ReplyDelete"Why have a slow giant walking robot which will need to be deployed by heavy lifter down to the planet, when we can sweep in with 3 tigersharks directly launched from their mothership and aid the battle over a broad front."
I do some of the digital modelling work for Chapterhouse. This model was produced by someone outside of Chapterhouse, Nick saw it and thought it be a great addition. He's been pushing for some full models instead of just conversion bits, this was a simple way to accomplish his goal.
ReplyDeleteI'm not the biggest fan either, but I think its a justifiable piece of "Tau" tech. I imagine it more as a walking defense turret. I'd think of it as something the Tau might leave on planets to help defend rather than be used as an offensive weapon used in an invsion.
I'd have to agree. Though it is pretty simple and not to the level of detail I'd want to see (most likely due to potention copyright) it does work for me as a defense line. My biggest problem is just the lack of detail. In other armies the big flat, broad areas would be awesome opportunities for free hand but the Tau really don't support that, unless I wanted to copy some Hemingway in the Tau alphabet (which I'm sure there is space for) around the legs and body.
ReplyDeleteAlso, please don't try to bring up physics in 40k, it doesn't relate. The world of 40k is just too silly to honor 'logic' or 'physics' or 'consistency'. These are completely foreign terms to the average 40-ite. Keep in mind that genetically perfected super humans with like 20 extra organs ride in metal boxes that are riveted together and shoot bullets despite it being the year 40,000 and having mastered folding the fabric of space to make warp jumps. I lol pretty hard when people try to apply our world to the 40k world.